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United States
Name	USS Hunter Marshall
Namesake	Ensign Hunter Marshall III (1917-1942), a U.S. Navy officer and Silver Star recipient
Builder	Bethlehem-Hingham Shipyard, Inc., Hingham, Massachusetts
Launched	5 May 1945
Sponsored by	Mrs. Hunter Marshall
Commissioned	17 July 1945
Decommissioned	30 May 1946
Reclassified	From destroyer escort (DE-602) to high-speed transport (APD-112) while under construction
Stricken	1 June 1960
Fate	Sold to Ecuador July 1961 for use as floating power plant
Notes	Laid down as Rudderow-class destroyer escort USS Hunter Marshall (DE-602)
General characteristics
Class and type	Crosley-class high speed transport
Displacement	2,130 long tons (2,164 t) full
Length	306 ft (93 m)
Beam	37 ft (11 m)
Draft	12 ft 7 in (3.84 m)
Speed	23 knots (43 km/h; 26 mph)
Troops	162
Complement	204
Armament	1 × 5 in (130 mm) gun; 6 × 40 mm guns; 6 × 20 mm guns; 2 × depth charge tracks;

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USS Hunter Marshall (APD-112), ex-DE-602, was a United States Navy high-speed transport in commission from 1945 to 1946.

Namesake[edit]

Hunter Marshall III was born on 6 October 1917 in Charlotte, North Carolina. He enlisted in the United States Naval Reserve on 12 July 1941. Called to active duty in September 1941, Marshall was appointed midshipman and attended Midshipman's School at New York City. He later attended Naval Armed Guard School and in April 1942 reported to United States Army Transport USAT Merrimack and took command of her Naval Armed Guard detachment.

Carrying military supplies to the Panama Canal Zone, Merrimack was torpedoed by the German submarine U-68 in the Caribbean south of the Yucatán Channel on 9 June 1942. Despite the danger of further attacks, Ensign Marshall led his Armed Guard gun crews in resistance to the submarine until the forward part of the sinking Merrimack was actually awash. Marshall was one of the last to leave the ship and was lost. He was listed as presumed dead on June 10, 1943. He was posthumously awarded the Silver Star.

Construction and commissioning[edit]

Hunter Marshall was laid down as the Rudderow-class destroyer escort USS Hunter Marshall (DE-602) by Bethlehem-Hingham Shipyard, Inc., at Hingham, Massachusetts. She was reclassified as a Crosley-class high-speed transport and redesignated APD-112 during construction, and was launched on 5 May 1945, sponsored by Mrs. Hunter Marshall, mother of the ship's namesake, Ensign Hunter Marshall III. Hunter Marshall was commissioned on 17 July 1945.

Service history[edit]

Hunter Marshall got underway from Boston, Massachusetts, on 3 August 1945 to conduct shakedown training in Caribbean waters. Before she could complete this training, the surrender of Japan on 15 August 1945 ended World War II.

Hunter Marshall arrived at Norfolk, Virginia, on 5 September 1945 and remained there until 10 October 1945, when she joined other fleet units at Boston for a triumphant Navy Day Presidential Review.

After calling at Norfolk, Hunter Marshall arrived at Green Cove Springs, Florida, on 25 November 1945 for inactivation.

Decommissioning and disposal[edit]

Hunter Marshall was decommissioned at Green Cove Springs on 30 May 1946 and berthed there with the Florida Group of the Atlantic Reserve Fleet. She was stricken from the Navy List on 1 June 1960 and sold to the government of Ecuador in July 1961 for use as a floating power plant.

References[edit]

This article incorporates text from the public domain Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships. The entry can be found here.
NavSource Online: Amphibious Photo Archive DE-602 / APD-112 Hunter Marshall

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 '''USS ''Hunter Marshall'' (APD-112)''', ex-'''DE-602''', was a [[United States Navy]] [[high speed transport|high-speed transport]] in commission from 1945 to 1946.
+==Namesake==
+Hunter Marshall III was born on 6 October 1917 in [[Charlotte, North Carolina]]. He [[Enlisted man|enlisted]] in the [[United States Naval Reserve]] on 12 July 1941. Called to [[active duty]] in September 1941, Marshall was appointed [[Midshipman#United States Naval and Merchant Marine Academies|midshipman]] and attended [[United States Naval Reserve Midshipmen's School#Columbia University|Midshipman's School]] at New York City. He later attended [[Naval Armed Guard School]] and in April 1942 reported to [[United States Army Transport]] [[USAT Merrimack|USAT ''Merrimack'']] and took command of her [[Naval Armed Guard]] detachment.
+Carrying military supplies to the [[Panama Canal Zone]], ''Merrimack'' was [[torpedo]]ed by the {{GS|U-68|1940|6}} in the Caribbean south of the [[Yucatán Channel]] on 9 June 1942. Despite the danger of further attacks, Ensign Marshall led his Armed Guard gun crews in resistance to the submarine until the forward part of the sinking ''Merrimack'' was actually awash. Marshall was one of the last to leave the ship and was lost. He was listed as presumed dead on June 10, 1943. He was posthumously awarded the [[Silver Star]].
 ==Construction and commissioning==
-''Hunter Marshall'' was laid down as the [[Rudderow class destroyer escort|''Rudderow''-class]] [[destroyer escort]] USS ''Hunter Marshall'' (DE-602) by [[Bethlehem-Hingham Shipyard]], Inc., at [[Hingham, Massachusetts|Hingham]], [[Massachusetts]]. She was reclassified as a [[Crosley class high speed transport|''Crosley''-class]] [[high-speed transport]] and redesignated APD-112 during construction, and was [[Ship naming and launching|launched]] on [[5 May]] [[1945]], sponsored by Mrs. Hunter Marshall, [[mother]] of the ship{{'}}s namesake, [[Ensign (rank)|Ensign]] [[Hunter Marshall III]]. ''Hunter Marshall'' was [[Ship commissioning|commissioned]] on [[17 July]] [[1945]] with [[Commander]] A. A. Campbell in command.
+''Hunter Marshall'' was laid down as the [[Rudderow class destroyer escort|''Rudderow''-class]] [[destroyer escort]] USS ''Hunter Marshall'' (DE-602) by [[Bethlehem-Hingham Shipyard]], Inc., at [[Hingham, Massachusetts|Hingham]], [[Massachusetts]]. She was reclassified as a [[Crosley class high speed transport|''Crosley''-class]] [[high-speed transport]] and redesignated APD-112 during construction, and was [[Ship naming and launching|launched]] on 5 May 1945, sponsored by Mrs. Hunter Marshall, [[mother]] of the ship{{'}}s namesake, [[Ensign (rank)|Ensign]] [[Hunter Marshall III]]. ''Hunter Marshall'' was [[Ship commissioning|commissioned]] on 17 July 1945.
 == Service history ==
-''Hunter Marshall'' got underway from [[Boston, Massachusetts|Boston]], Massachusetts, on [[3 August]] [[1945]] to conduct [[Shakedown (testing)|shakedown]] training in [[Caribbean]] waters. Before she could complete this training, the [[surrender of Japan]] on [[15 August]] [[1945]] ended [[World War II]].
+''Hunter Marshall'' got underway from [[Boston, Massachusetts|Boston]], Massachusetts, on 3 August 1945 to conduct [[shakedown cruise|shakedown]] training in [[Caribbean]] waters. Before she could complete this training, the [[surrender of Japan]] on 15 August 1945 ended [[World War II]].
-''Hunter Marshall'' arrived at [[Norfolk, Virginia|Norfolk]], [[Virginia]], on [[5 September]] [[1945]] and remained there until [[10 October]] [[1945]], when she joined other fleet units at Boston for a triumphant [[Navy Day]] [[Presidential Review]].
+''Hunter Marshall'' arrived at [[Norfolk, Virginia|Norfolk]], [[Virginia]], on 5 September 1945 and remained there until 10 October 1945, when she joined other fleet units at Boston for a triumphant [[Navy Day]] [[Presidential Review]].
-After calling at Norfolk, ''Hunter Marshall'' arrived at [[Green Cove Springs, Florida|Green Cove Springs]], [[Florida]], on [[25 November]] [[1945]] for inactivation.
+After calling at Norfolk, ''Hunter Marshall'' arrived at [[Green Cove Springs, Florida|Green Cove Springs]], [[Florida]], on 25 November 1945 for inactivation.
 ==Decommissioning and disposal==
-''Hunter Marshall'' was [[Ship decommissioning|decommissioned]] at Green Cove Springs on [[30 May]] [[1946]] and berthed there with the Florida Group of the [[Atlantic Reserve Fleet]]. She was  stricken from the [[Navy List]] on [[1 June]] [[1960]] and sold to the government of [[Ecuador]] in July 1961 for use as a floating [[power plant]].
+''Hunter Marshall'' was [[Ship decommissioning|decommissioned]] at Green Cove Springs on 30 May 1946 and berthed there with the Florida Group of the [[Atlantic Reserve Fleet]]. She was  stricken from the [[Navy List]] on 1 June 1960 and sold to the government of [[Ecuador]] in July 1961 for use as a floating [[power plant]].
 ==References==
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 *[http://www.navsource.org/archives/10/04/04112.htm NavSource Online: Amphibious Photo Archive DE-602 / APD-112 Hunter Marshall]
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